TransportationLeading shipbuilding nation aims to break Europe's grip on industryCSSC's first homegrown cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, was made with an Italian firm assisting with the design. (Xinhua via Kyodo)KOHEI FUJIMURA and SHOKO KUGAIApril 9, 2026 01:57 JSTDALIAN, China/TOKYO -- China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC), the world's largest shipbuilder, is expanding toward independently designing large cruise vessels, a domain that China has yet to dominate within the global shipbuilding industry.